Intel Celeron G6900E vs Intel Core2 Duo E6540

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Intel Celeron G6900E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core2 Duo E6540
Intel Celeron G6900E Intel Core2 Duo E6540

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G6900E or Intel Core2 Duo E6540 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron G6900E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G6900E was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core2 Duo E6540 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.33 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E6540 was released in Q3/2007.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core2 Duo (29)
Intel Celeron G6000 (4) CPU group Intel Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000 (15)
10 Generation 1
Alder Lake S Architecture Conroe (Core)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G5900E Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G6900E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G6900E is 3.00 GHz while the Intel Core2 Duo E6540 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core2 Duo E6540 is at 2.33 GHz.

Intel Celeron G6900E Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron G6900E Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6540
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron G6900E or Intel Core2 Duo E6540 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron G6900E can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Core2 Duo E6540 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Celeron G6900E Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6540
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron G6900E is 46 W, while the Intel Core2 Duo E6540 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron G6900E Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6540
46 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G6900E is manufactured in 10 nm and has 6.50 MB cache. The Intel Core2 Duo E6540 is manufactured in 65 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron G6900E Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6540
10 nm Technology 65 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2007
53 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G6900E (0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G6900E (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 (20%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron G6900E Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
3963 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
793 (20%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G6900E Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
342 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G6900E Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
625 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron G6900E Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1562 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron G6900E Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2804 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron G6900E Intel Celeron G6900E
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.30 GHz
332 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 Intel Core2 Duo E6540
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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